“Not for breakfast—as a rule.”
“Alec wasn’t at school, either,” Sarah said; “but he’s a great deal better.”
“Oh, Blue Bonnet!” Amanda leaned forward eagerly; “wasn’t it awful riding Victor?”
“See here, Blue Bonnet Ashe,” Kitty broke in excitedly; “I simply can’t stand it another moment.”
“But you seem to be sitting down,” Blue Bonnet said.
“I’ve got to know why—when you could ride—and ride like that—you wouldn’t.”
“It doesn’t strike me as such a very necessary piece of knowledge,” Blue Bonnet answered.
“Now you’re hedging—I feel it in your voice!”
Blue Bonnet’s color rose. “I was.”
“Kitty,” Debby protested, “how can you!”